Archbishop Wood Catholic High School
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Coronam Fidelitas Merebit
Faithfulness Merits the Crown
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655 York Road Warminster, Pennsylvania, (Bucks County) 18974 United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°12′33″N 75°5′56″W / 40.20917°N 75.09889°WCoordinates: 40°12′33″N 75°5′56″W / 40.20917°N 75.09889°W |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1964 |
| President | Gary Zimmaro |
| Principal | Mary Harkins |
| Staff | 85 |
| Faculty | 56 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1100+ (2015) |
| • Grade 9 | 292 |
| Campus size | 32 acres (130,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Black, Green and Gold |
| Athletics conference | Philadelphia Catholic League |
| Mascot | Viking |
| Team name | Vikings |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Newspaper | The Viking Voice |
| Tuition | $6200 |
| Admissions Director | Patricia Roschetz |
| Athletic Director | Joe Sette |
| Website | www.archwood.org |
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Archbishop Wood Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The school was built in 1964 in Warminster Township in Bucks County.
The school seal is in the shape of a shield bearing a cross with green ivy and a gold crown superimposed. The symbolism of the seal and free translation of the motto:
Fidelity (the ivy) to Christian principles (the cross) will merit for students and the graduate the crown of everlasting life. Emblazoned below the shield is the school motto: "Coronam Fidelitas Merebit", meaning "Faithfulness Merits The Crown".
Archbishop Wood was founded and built in 1964 in Warminster Township, Pennsylvania as two separate but essentially identical buildings. Named after Philadelphia's 19th century Archbishop James Frederick Bryan Wood, the school was originally divided into Archbishop Wood High School For Boys and Archbishop Wood High School For Girls.
Though the original blueprints for the school included an auditorium to be built in the space between the separate buildings, budgetary constraints forced plans for the auditorium to be scrapped. By 1987, funding for the auditorium had been secured thanks to donations by the Archbishop Wood Alumni Association. The Sophia A. Friedman Auditorium was completed by 1989, coinciding with the joining of the two schools into Archbishop Wood Catholic High School, wherein the school became co-educational and the two buildings were united by means of the auditorium.
Archbishop Wood Catholic High School is well known throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for its excellence in academics. The school currently offers eleven Advanced Placement classes, and over 98% of students take the SATs each year. 75% of the graduating class attend a four-year college, while 19% attend a two-year college. Students of color make up less than 3% of the student population. Graduates frequently gain acceptance into some of the most prestigious schools nationwide, including Ivy League and Patriot League schools as well as service academies, and are awarded over $18 million in scholarships yearly.
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